{"id":2236,"date":"2016-03-30T19:54:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T23:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:30:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:30:36","slug":"designing-a-church-website-that-reaches-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/designing-a-church-website-that-reaches-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Church Website that Reaches People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at Qgiv, we love talking about donation forms, fundraising, and everything in between. But sometimes, we like to add a fresh voice to the conversation. We reached out to Angela\u00a0at Church Dev for her\u00a0thoughts on designing a church website that reaches people. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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In an era when people spend much of their time online, developing an effective website is a necessary component of any church outreach program. No matter how people first learn of a church, they’re likely to visit a website before they attend a Sunday service.<\/p>\n

Here’s how your church can develop a visitor-friendly site that will help reach visitors in the nearby community.<\/h2>\n

1. Use a Memorable Domain Name<\/h3>\n

The domain name that your church’s website is located at should be simple and short. A good domain name will be both memorable and easy to type — even when using a smartphone’s or tablet’s cumbersome touchscreen keyboard.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve come up with a domain name that will work, look at it a second time to make sure the name can’t be misconstrued in an embarrassing way. You could even consider having one or two other people confirm your choice.<\/p>\n

2. Hire a Web Designer<\/h3>\n

Since many people will check out your church’s website before they attend services or an event at your church, their first impressions will largely be formed by your church’s website. The site, therefore, should look as good as possible.<\/p>\n

Even if your church has a tight budget, consider hiring a web designer who will create a professional-looking site<\/a>. While there are do-it-yourself tools that let you create a website for free, an experienced web designer will create a much nicer site–and they’ll do it in a fraction of the time it would take an inexperienced person to do.<\/p>\n

3. Keep Essential Information Central<\/h3>\n

People who haven’t attended your church before will have some initial\u00a0questions, which your church’s website should clearly and concisely answer.<\/p>\n

Depending on their personal needs and interests, they may want to know the following:<\/p>\n